Roswell: The Record Trail

A July 1947 military announcement, a rapid balloon explanation, and a later federal search for the surviving government record.

WhenJuly 1947

WhereNear Roswell, New Mexico

Official record trailSources linkedv1

Brief

What the record supports.

The surviving official record documents the announcement and reversal. A 1995 GAO search found two 1947 records and also documented gaps in the record trail.

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